Electrical Design Engineer

Job Title:                     Electrical Design Engineer

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon + Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £40,098 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF66620

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Design Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

The role

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of the Combat System Design Change Team, supporting the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. You’ll produce technical drawings and models for electrical installations and upgrades to submarine combat systems. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your work will directly contribute to national defence and safety. You’ll grow your technical knowledge and continue your professional development within a supportive, multi-disciplinary engineering organisation.

Day to day, you’ll be developing your technical knowledge and contribute to the engineering team by producing technical drawings and models for electrical installations and upgrades to submarine combat systems.

• Creating 2D and 3D drawings and models to support system integration
• Participating in on-board surveys and validation exercises
• Applying best practices in the development of design and safety documentation
• Supporting the production and quality assurance of technical documentation

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Electrical Design Engineer

• Physically fit to go on board submarines to carry out tasks
• Experience in 2D and 3D CAD software and electrical engineering drawings using AutoCAD
• Awareness of electrical installation practices and relevant legislation
• Understanding of EMC, RFI/EMI, and safety culture
• Experience in aerospace, nuclear or other highly regulated industries - Desirable

Qualifications for the Electrical Design Engineer

• ONC with appropriate apprenticeship or equivalent experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 02/10/2025

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